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Tokyo (2) - Harajuku

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Went to Harajuku the next day! Harajuku is really a must-go to me; way more interesting than Shibuya unless you're a serious shopper I guess haha. Harajuku has more stuff to look at; kind of like a much bigger & more decorated version of Haji Lane. The stuff here is cheaper than at Shibuya too & there are eateries interspersed between the shops.

Today's post is mostly on the interesting shops!

Anyway the metro station is Harajuku, but you actually come at Takeshita Street. You have to walk through this street (which is awesome) to get to the more indie (and thus more expensive) side of the Harajuku area.

Tamagotchi bakery!

Ok actually it's quite cheat one lah, they just sell the mini donuts & Tamagotchi stuff in the same shop.

Hahaha AYG.

And those are my comfy $30 boots! Woolen/furry interior. Very comfy.

I know the one on the right is a Gloomy Bear outfit (because Alaric likes Gloomies too)!

The crepes are nice!

Dog clothes shop on the right.

Saw quite a lot of these shops with their entrances plastered by pictures of what I assume are Japanese celebs. Not sure what the shops do. Make/sell paraphernalia like posters I suppose. Seemed popular!

Super popular Calbee store!

Ridiculously long queue outside despite the cold.

Not sure what the hype is O.O

^_^

Rugby by Ralph Lauren!
Ok I have no idea what that is, just thought the shop was nice.

There was a really long queue for this restaurant too!

Oh yeah there are some 2nd-hand shops here but they're damn expensive lah!
Like more expensive than the new items selling at Takeshita Street.
And they're just old/2nd-hand, not particularly quirky vintage.

Hahahaha lame OOTD pictures:

And a random cute snack, which wasn't impressive taste-wise.

There was a 24-hour minimart in between our metro stop & the hotel so every night we'd just buy nonsense snacks on the way back. And there's a vending machine right outside our room too! Hotels should totally have more vending machines; but I guess then they wouldn't earn from exorbitant minibar prices.

P.S. You can't smoke in the streets except in designated smokers' squares! I'm not sure how far this rule applies, but I know it's the norm in the Shinjuku area (we stayed 2 stops away, at Yotsuya-Sanchome).

Omg omg takenoko looks like they sell cosplay stuff!!! An you shld have tried to find those sweets that you diy. I wanna go harajuku someday!!!!! I feel like im stalking you now go so far back and read O.O